Category Archives: Hawaii trip 2017

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Izumo Shrine and Chinatown Each culture has their own associated religions and belief systems, and two of Japan’s predominant ones are Buddhism and Shintoism. Because of the large… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Celebrity Tour To take a break from our self-guided adventures we decided to hire someone to give us a personal chartered tour of the West part of Oahu… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Japanese Massage My day job keeps me in front of a desk most of the time so I’m not exactly accustomed to the kind of walking required when… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Diamond Head Trail The shopping areas of Waikiki are great for anyone who is looking to burn money or enjoy culture through strategic window shopping. However it would… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Food in Hawaii In Hawaii, specifically Waikiki, you can find much of the usual fare: American (including popular chains such as Denny’s and McDonald’s), Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Wyndham Timeshare When we were taking a stroll a few blocks away from our hotel, we came across a park paved with artificial grass sporting a large metal… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Japanese in Hawaii Although I expected to see more Japanese people in Hawaii than in Portland (which in turn has a higher percentage of Japanese people than many… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Hotel When I had told a friend I was going to Hawaii, he immediately responded in surprise, saying something like, “Wow, the hotel must have been really expensive!”.… Read More »

This article is a part of series of articles about my 2017 trip to Hawaii. Please see the table of contents that contains links to other chapters. Why Hawaii? After much discussion we settled on Hawaii not just because of the Japanese culture there, but also because it was significantly closer to us (in Portland,… Read More »

Hawaii Travelogue: a Japan away from Japan This year, I decided to go with my family on vacation to Hawaii, where we stayed for around a week in Waikiki, one of the biggest tourist areas (観光地) of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. As someone who has a spent a large part of the last… Read More »